Torbjørn Færøvik's Blog, page 1367

No Longer Business as Usual in China

China is changing the rule book for business, forcing multinational companies to figure out how to play a new game or risk losing out on the world’s second-largest economy. Read more

A Glimpse Into Chinese Nationalism

A new survey gauges popular support for actions on China's maritime disputes, with some surprising results. Read more

The Sinocism China Newsletter, November 10, 2014

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Like Hong Kong, Singapore needs democracy

Hong Kong's democracy movement has raised issues such as income inequality and an increasing cheerless economic outlook, especially for the younger generation. Not coincidentally, these are the same issues that are causing Singaporeans to despair over their future. Read more

As US and China meet at APEC summit, a drama involving billions in trade

As the world’s center of economic and political gravity shifts eastwards, APEC’s 21 member countries will be setting the pace of global prosperity in the 21st century. Read more

Is China Incompatible With Democracy?

The two most common arguments against Chinese democracy ring hollow. India is comparably large and is one of the world’s most robust democracies, and those who claim Chinese culture is somehow incompatible with democracy conveniently ignore Taiwan. Read more

'I was Kim Jong Il's bodyguard'

Head butting stacked tiles, smashing a slab of granite on your chest with a mallet, breaking light bulbs with one finger. All vital qualifications if you want a job protecting the elite of North Korea. Read more

In Beijing, Clearer Views Hide Real Life

Determined to offer visiting heads of government a cleaner, emptier version of China’s capital, where the air is often dirty and the streets always full, the authorities have ordered dozens of temporary changes that are upending people’s lives and dampening commerce, affecting activities like marrying, driving, eating and mourning the dead. Read more

To China, Shift in Obama’s Political Fortunes Eclipses U.S. Economic Gains

The last time President Obama went to China, five years ago, he was a political supernova from a nation with a depleted, debt-ridden economy. When he returns to Beijing on Monday, he will be a political casualty from a country with a resurgent economy. Read more

Chinese demand for ivory is devastating Tanzania's elephant population

Demand for ivory from China is stripping Tanzania of its elephants and causing the East African state to lose more of the giant beasts to poaching than any other African country, according to a scathing report on the country’s illegal wildlife trade. Read more